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but you should continue on from the uncrowded Utah town of Torrey to the spectacular Capitol Reef National Park. You can definitely explore this park on foot, but some of the best views might just be ...

First on their list is Capitol Reef National Park. Often the most overlooked of the five national parks in Utah, it offers unimaginable natural wonders – and it feels like you have them all to ...

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Canyonlands National Park is stunning, but it's less accessible to the average traveler. There's lots to do in Capitol Reef, which is my favorite of Utah's national parks.

Here’s what else travelers should know about Capitol Reef, the latest national park in USA TODAY’s yearlong series: Capitol Reef's colorful rock layers pop along Chimney Rock Loop.

It’s nowhere near a capitol, and it certainly doesn’t look like a tropical reef. So why is this Utah national park called Capitol Reef?